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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Coming from a cluster ES of RM, I am extremely nervous.  There used to be so many complaints of JW and now it seems like RM has had so many issues.  Fights, sex in halls, fired teachers, teachers leaving, scores going down, and they are consistently going down in the rankings every year.

Is it the principle or the program?  Is the program a bandaid on a bad school?  Or is the program getting too much attention and leading to a bad school.  I don't know, but a lot of parents seem to be complaining.  Old teachers.  Teachers that don't communicate. Principal issues, and now staffing issues.

We almost chose a house in QO district and I thought this would be the better school.  Thinking we made the wrong decision. [/quote]

If I were to guess from what I'm reading here, it's the principal's unwillingness to embrace and foster this program that is harming the school more than anything. [/quote]
Again, the Principal's own child applied to the program.  Let's put the parent hat on for a minute and not the Principal hat.  Would I want my child to apply to a program that I personally don't like and want to foster?  I'm thinking not.[/quote]

The Principal cares about the tag more than the quality of the program. His kid will get the tag based on his influence to get him admitted to the magnet IB and the principal get recognition from MCPS by furthering MCPS agenda to increase access even at the expense of the kids who the program suppose to serve. He has the cake and ate it too![/quote]
IMO, it would be a complete waste of time to send your child to RMIB if your child won't be trying for the diploma. Dumbing down the program doesn't help the students get the diploma.

I have no idea if the Principal's child got in, but I believe he recused himself from the committee because his child was applying. So, I'm not sure exactly how much "influence" he has in the selection, especially given that the committee doesn't see names.[/quote]

Everyone in RM knows his child applied and knows how vindictive he is after he dismissed the previous coordinator in a made-up issue (which was proven to be false during inquiry later). So, even if he is recused, there is enough influence exists.  As far as "the committee does not see names" goes, this is not true. [/quote]
If you read the lawsuit, you would also have seen that the coordinator had issues as well.

From what I have read (of course, which I cannot find now), the committee does not see the names.[/quote]

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